While these regions continue to gain popularity with city-dwellers, trying to make a break for it has always been a complicated DIY process. This guide takes the work out of piecing together an itinerary so that overworked travel-obsessives can get the most out of their precious time off with these curated upstate getaways.

Carly Fisher is a James Beard Award– nominated travel, food, and lifestyle journalist whose work has been featured in GQ, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, CNN Travel, Fodors, and more. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.